Oxyradical scavenging effects of dehydroascorbate

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-134

  Devamanoharan, Palaniyandi S ^a   Morris, Steven M ^a   Varma, Shambhu D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Decarboxylation; Dehydroascorbate; Hydrogen peroxide; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CYTOCHROME C; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; OXYGEN RADICAL; PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECARBOXYLATION; PEROXIDATION; REDUCTION; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

DECARBOXYLATION; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0029873620     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00426335     Document Type: Article

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